Versus stands to benefit if Lance Armstrong, seven-time winner of the Tour de France, mounts a comeback after retiring in 2005, TelevisionWeek reports, citing a report on the bicyclist’s career plans by ESPN. Having Mr. Armstrong back in the race…
NBA TV will celebrate the launch of its 10th year covering the NBA with “Fan Night,” an interactive feature that gives viewers the chance to vote for the games they want to see nationally televised on Tuesday night. Voting will…
Logo has launched “365gay News: Roundtable,” a nationally televised and online roundtable devoted to LGBT issues. The first installment hosted by Ross Palombo is available at 365gay.com. It’s a discussion of the Republican National Convention featuring Joan Garry, co-chair of…
High-definition cable network HDNet has inked a deal with the House of Blues to broadcast performances from the HoB in Atlantic City, N.J., says the Hollywood Reporter. The series, called “HD Rock Live!,” will air October gigs by Death Cab…
A return of Lance Armstrong to the Tour de France could pump up Versus, which carries the famed bicycle race. Mr. Armstrong, 37, who retired from competition after winning his seventh straight Tour de France in 2005, reportedly is making…
G4 will broadcast the 1987 film “Spaceballs” on Sept. 21, followed by four never-before-seen episodes of “Mel Brooks’ Spaceballs: The Animated Series.” Executive producer and co-creator Mel Brooks, Daphne Zuniga and Joan Rivers reprise their film roles, lending their voices…
Stephen Colbert, host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” has agreed to donate his DNA to be digitized and included in a time capsule launching to the International Space Station in October, E! Online reports. Video game developer Richard Garriott…
The first test issue of the new Food Network Magazine, the product of a publishing partnership between the network and Hearst Magazines, will hit newsstands in October, MediaWeek reports. The magazine will present the array of the Food Network’s chefs,…
Mobile video technology firm Transpera has inked deals to deliver cell phone video and dynamic targeted ads on phones for MTV Networks, Discovery Communications, AccuWeather, Travel Channel and Next New Networks. MTV already uses Transpera’s tools for VH1 and for…
MSNBC has tapped David Gregory to anchor the news channel’s presidential debates and election night coverage, replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, who critics felt were too opinionated and politcally biased while leading prime time convention coverage, the New York…